On 20 December 2013, at its 68th session, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed 3 March, the day of signature of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of…
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The unusually cold weather in the hill states of North India and parts of the plains, including the New Delhi, has been indirectly caused by the Polar Vortex that spins over…
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World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2 February. This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar….
Read MoreNational Clean Air Programme (NCAP) is a time-bound national level strategy for pan India implementation to tackle the increasing air pollution problem across the country in a comprehensive manner ….
Read MoreThe Supreme Court allowed Monsanto Technology to claim patent on its genetically-modified cotton seeds.The ruling overturned an order of a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court last year which invalidated…
Read MoreThe cyclonic storm ‘Pabuk’ is likely to wreak havoc in Andaman by January 6 evening when it is expected to pass the Island with a gushing speed of 90 kilometer per hour.According…
Read MoreEast Delhi Municipal Corporation has set up a waste-to-compost project at Trilokpuri under Swachh Bharat Mission for decentralization of household waste management. The project was launched by Deputy Mayor of…
Read MoreMayor of North Delhi Mr. Adesh Gupta today visited Ward No. 25 (Rohini B). Municipal Councillor Ms Kanika Jain ; Additional Commissioner (Engineering), North DMC, Mr. S K Bhandari; and…
Read MoreDELHI NO LONGER MOST POLLUTED IN THE WORLD; IRAN’S ZABOL MOST POLLUTED: WHO Delhi is no longer the world’s most polluted city, says World Health Organization. The national Capital is…
Read MoreA bug over half a metre long discovered in southern China has been declared the world’s longest insect. A stick insect measuring 62.4 centimetres found two years ago in the…
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